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Pushbutton Power Switch LV

Description: The Pololu Pushbutton Power Switch from Pololu is a compact, solid-state power switch controlled by a momentary pushbutton switch. Because the switched current does not flow through the mechanical switch, a large variety of small, low-power switches can be used to control a substantial amount of power. The use of momentary pushbutton switches also allows multiple switches to be used in parallel to control the power to one load. The solid-state switch also allows the load to turn off its own power, which can be beneficial when used with battery chemistries sensitive to over-discharging. Please note that this switch has several drawbacks when compared to mechanical switches, so please be sure you fully understand this product before using it in your system.

This is the low voltage version operating from 2.5V to 7VDC.

The Power Switch can fit in an 18-pin DIP (dual in-line package) footprint, making it compatible with solderless breadboards and perforated printed circuit boards with standard 0.1" spacing. For such applications, the included male header pins can be soldered to the switch PCB as shown in the picture to the right. Alternatively, wires can be soldered directly to the switch PCB for non-breadboard applications. For high-current applications, make sure that the wires can safely carry the current. Two pads/pins are provided for each of the power nodes, and multiple pads should be used for applications drawing over 5 A.

The included pushbutton switch can be used to trigger the switch. Alternatively, a separate pushbutton, such as a remote panel-mounted unit, can be used instead. Multiple pushbuttons can be wired in parallel for multiple control points, and each of the parallel pushbuttons will be able to turn the switch on or off. The latching circuit performs some button debouncing, but pushbuttons with excessive bouncing (several ms) might not function well with this product. Comes with pushbutton and 9-pin header not installed.

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Unless I missed it above. For reference. I have this hooked up inline to an Arduino Fio. It works great. I have also tested the charging circuit on the Fio. Regardless if this switch is on or not when the power is put to it to charge, it will charge and the red LED will light up.

Can someone tell me how to make this work. I see 4 Grounds, two Vin, two Vouts and a OFF pin.
This is how i think it is plug in. Can someone correct me if i am wrong.
So all grounds get connected to the Negative of the battery and microcontroller.
Vin is the Positive of the battery.
Vout goes to positive of the microcontroller.
The Off pin goes to a GPIO and i set it to 5V to turn off the power to the microcontroller

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Just what we needed... and fast!

Near perfect solution for our prototype and was delivered quickly with no issues. Also very handy to have decent drawings available so we could adjust our CAD model in prep for the parts. When they arrived they fit perfectly. Thanks sparkfun!

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